Workday Student FINs Consultant - Education/Government

Workday Student Financials Implementation Consultant / Lead

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As a member of one of the world’s largest Workday-certified teams, you’ll be part of a team of advisory professionals who deliver more than just technology.

From rapid deployments to entire transformations, you’ll deliver integrated, payroll, cloud-based HR and financial management solutions that put organizations on the fast track to a better way to work.

Accenture is looking for experienced higher education professionals with aptitude and interest in systems technology to join our Workday Student Practice, a group dedicated to implementing Workday Student in higher education as part of institutions' modernization efforts to support their strategic goals, aid in student success, and improve the student experience.

Why should I join the Accenture Workday team?

Innovate every day. Be at the forefront of designing and delivering Workday solutions that push boundaries and create new opportunities for our clients.

Lead with the industry’s best . Join an industry-recognized global cloud leaderwith more than 2000 Workday certified professionals collaborating to drive enterprise-wide transformational projects on a global scale.

Accenture has worked with more than 600 clients to deliver Workday deployments to unlock the potential of their organizations.

Learn and grow continuously. Harness unmatched training and professional development to help you build and advance your Workday, consultative and delivery skills.

With learning resources, interactive classroom courses, real-life client simulations and ongoing mentoring available when you need it, you’ll expand your thinking beyond the core Workday implementation.

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We prize diversity in backgrounds and perspectives. Whatever your unique qualities, a few key traits should apply : You’re passionate about technology and motivated to apply the latest technology trends.

You’re proactive and collaborative; a leader with effective communication skills. You’re driven by new challenges and are motivated to improve.

You’re a creative problem solver with the flexibility to navigate uncertainty. You’re focused on the future with a desire to develop inclusive, responsible and sustainable solutions to complex challenges.

As a Workday Student Financials consultant, the selected candidate(s) will have the opportunity to specialize and certify in one Workday Student functional areas (Student Recruiting and Admissions, Student Records, Curriculum Management and Academic Advising, Financial Aid, or Student Financials) so that they may master Workday configuration to meet client requirements, recommend alternative solutions when needed, support various stages of system testing, and facilitate knowledge transfer all while working as part of a highly connected and collaborative team following Workday's and Accenture's deployment methodologies.

Potential candidates should possess strong communication and presentation skills with an ability and intention to provide stellar service to our clients.

Here's what you need :

• Workday Partner Certification
• Minimum of 2 years experience in Higher Education
• Minimum of 2 years experience implementing student systems or other ERP software solutions such as Banner or PeopleSoft
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (minimum 12 years work experience). If Associate’s Degree, must have equivalent minimum 6 year work experience.

Bonus Points if :

• Engage with all project stakeholders to build teamwork and develop trust and confidence
• Take initiative and be resourceful in building your knowledge and skill level
• Ability to recognize potential issues or software shortcomings then provide solutions to resolve
• Produce quality deliverables that need little refinement
• Possess clear and effective communication skills
• Previous consulting experience as a functional lead with student records solutions preferred
• Experience gathering functional business requirements and translating to solutions
• Advanced MS Excel (formulas, pivot tables, v lookups) and MS office skills

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Colorado : $67,900-$146,700

New York City : $78,600-$169,800

Washington : $72,300-$156,200

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